Use the Following to Answer Questions -(Table: Externalities from Parks)Use: Table: Externalities from Parks

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Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions : $$\begin{array}{l}\text { Table: Externalities from Parks }\\\begin{array} { c c c } \hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Quantity of } \\\text { Land (acres) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Marginal } \\\text { Social } \\\text { Benefit }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Marginal } \\\text { Social } \\\text { Cost }\end{array} \\\hline 0 & \$ 225 & \$ 0 \\1 & 200 & 50 \\3 & 150 & 150 \\4 & 125 & 200 \\5 & 100 & 250 \\9 & 0 & 450 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$
-(Table: Externalities from Parks) Use: Table: Externalities from Parks.The table shows the marginal social benefit and the marginal social cost of preserving various amounts of land in a city for a public park.Suppose that parks result in positive benefits to the community as a whole but that the marginal private benefit that any one individual in the community gets from parks is close to 0.If 1 hectare is dedicated to the park,the park is _____ from a social perspective.

• A) too large
• B) the socially optimum size
• C) too small
• D) the efficient size

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